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Date of these obituaries: 09-14-2002
David Lee King, 60, farmer, father and `very good man'
David Lee King loved tobacco farming and the opportunities it gave him for raising his family in a farming community. When making a living off the land became tougher, he adjusted by picking up another job as a tobacco grader for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"We always had a pretty good way of life living on the farm. He never met a stranger, and he always instilled that in me. He taught me how to be a pretty good person, " said his son, Tim King, of Falmouth.
David Lee King, 60, of Bracken County, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Mr. King was born in Pendleton County and grew up on a farm. He left Northern Kentucky to serve his country in the Vietnam War. Mr. King was an Army civil engineer, building bridges.
"He was very proud of being in the Army and being over there. The only thing that he ever requested about a funeral was to be buried with full military honors, " Tim King said.
Mr. King earned the respect of farmers throughout Bracken and Pendleton counties through 15 years of work grading tobacco.
He was a dedicated father, taking time to play basketball and baseball with his son and coaching one year of Little League baseball, Tim King said. "He was a very good father and a very good man."
He enjoyed collecting miniature tractors and was a history buff, his son said.
Mr. King was a member of Oakland Christian Church and Hardin-Browning American Legion Post 109.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial with full military honors will immediately follow at Neave cemetery in Bracken County.
Memorials may be made to Hardin-Browning American Legion Post 109, Montjoy Street, Falmouth, Ky. 41040, or the American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6&7, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William W. Beyersdoerfer, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired machinist with Cincinnati Milacron and a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Thomas, Fort Thomas Masonic Lodge No. 808, Scottish Rite, Fort Thomas Chapter No. 177 Royal Arch Masons, Newport Commandery No. 13 and Jefferies Council No. 22 R&AM;, Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Beyersdoerfer; sons, Rodney Beyersdoerfer of Louisville and Terry Beyersdoerfer of Fort Thomas; daughters, Page Block of Amelia, Ohio, and Sandy Tolle of Erlanger; a brother, John Beyersdoerfer of Foster; a sister, Ada Browning of Paris; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to New Hope United Methodist Church, 22 Blatt Ave., Southgate, Ky. 41071 or to First Baptist Church, 600 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Rose "Rhody" Goshorn, 74, of Independence, died at 10:18 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Foster Floyd Goshorn, died in 1982.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann Graham of Morning View and Carol Ann Gaylor of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Mary Mershon of Independence and Marjorie Custer of Morristown, Ind.; a brother, Urban Gunning of Morning View; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
George David Hovekamp Sr., 82, Crestview Hills, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. He was former president and chairman of Kruse Hardware, a member of the Cincinnati Club, Fort Mitchell Country Club and Young Presidents Club, and a World War II veteran of the Merchant Marine.
Survivors include his wife, Janet M. Williamson Hovekamp; daughters, Linda Hahn of Harrison, Ohio, and Cindy Tretter of Edgewood; sons, Steven Hovekamp of Edgewood, Mark Hovekamp of Hebron and George D. Hovekamp Jr. of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All, P.O. Box 3426, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Josephine N. Lasita, 89, of Tampa, Fla., died Wednesday at Maria Manor, St. Petersburg, Fla. Her husband, Joseph F. Lasita, died in 1968. A daughter, Joyce McKinney, and sons, Vincent R. Lasita and Nicholas J. Lasita, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Walter M. Lasita of Henderson, Nev.; a daughter, Mary C. Roa of Tampa; a sister Anna Mae Huntsman of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Victory Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
John "Bo" Leroy Louden, 43, of Hebron, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Fahey Louden; a son, Zachary Tyler Louden of Hebron; brothers, Edward McAllister of Joliet, Ill., Melbourne Louden Jr. of Butler, Howard Louden of Sparta, Thomas Louden of Bellevue and Barry Louden of Burlington; and sisters, Barb Martin of Florence, Sandy Cohorn of Searcy, Ark., Bonnie Herrington of Albuquerque, N.M., Tammy Smith of Covington and Kim Snow of Williamstown.
Services will be at noon Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at Linneman Funeral, Erlanger. Cremation will be in Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to John Louden Memorial Fund at any Bank One branch.
Margaret Louise Popovich, 84, of Cold Spring, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at UC Medical Center, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and member of Campbell Social Seniors, and the Mothers Club, choir and Married Ladies Society at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring, where she was also a eucharistic minister.
Survivors include her husband, Paul A. Popovich; daughters, Shelley Buechel, of Seattle, Wash., and Vicky Percival of Raleigh, N.C.; sons, Mark A. Popovich of Florida, Paul Robert Popovich of Cincinnati, Gregory Popovich of Fort Thomas and Stephen Popovich of Cold Spring; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Hwy., Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ruth E. Roaden, 80, of Covington, died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Floyd E. Roaden, died in 1988.
Survivors include her daughter, Doris Fuller of Morning View; a son, Martin K. Roaden of Crescent Springs; sisters, Edith Wells of Covington and Elva Lubbe and Polly Patterson, both of Corbin; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219-9932.
